by Aron Kocsis | Oct 8, 2026 | Boston University
The 2026 Hungarian national elections on April 12 have taken the world by surprise. Long-standing populist and stealth-autocrat prime minister Viktor Orbán and his party, FIDESZ, lost the election after 16 years in power to the opposition party TISZA, led by Péter...
by Rhea Bhandari | Oct 8, 2026 | Boston University
India is the world’s largest democracy, with a population of more than 1.48 billion. In the 2024 general election, voting took place over 44 days, making it the largest democratic exercise in the world. Unlike the United States where elections are decentralized...
by Sanika Hosalkar | Oct 8, 2026 | Boston University
On September 25, 2026, President Donald Trump’s administration submitted a proposal to rescind $810 million in federal funding that Congress had previously approved. The proposal targeted 11 federal accounts, including funding related to education, refugee...
by Kate Charlotin | Oct 2, 2026 | Boston University
On July 7, 2021, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at his home, and the suspects and conspiracy theories surrounding the attack have fallen on political opponents, his own wife, Colombian mercenaries, and other outside forces. That so many explanations...
by Sehee Suk | Apr 20, 2026 | George Mason University
How did the birthplace of democracy become a system shaped by political dynasties and corruption? Today, Greece still appears to be a democracy, but beneath the surface, its political system tells a different story. Instead of collapsing suddenly, democracy in Greece...
